A FINELY CARVED HARDWOOD 'FIGURAL LANDSCAPE' BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

with a waisted base and flared irregular rim, carved in openwork with a continuous landscape of verdant hills, depicting a sage followed by an attendant passing below large overhanging rocks, walking from a country residence nestled among large pines towards a stilted pavilion in the distance, the wood richly patinated to a deep chocolate brown colour